By the Time We Got to Woodstock....
in August of 1969, we had already experienced a heady summer with the Stonewall riots, a walk on the moon, and the grisly doings of the Manson family. And then came Woodstock.
As reports of the huge numbers of young people--over 500,000-descending on Yasgur's farm in upstate New York filtered out many thought it was going to be a gigiantic hippie disaster. Instead, there was great music, great camaraderie-to say the least -and tons of mud from all the rain. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock which took place August 15-18, several new books have been released :The Road to Woodstock by Michael Lang (Lang being one of the original backers), Woodstock: Three Days That Rocked the World and Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock. You can also watch the Academy Award wiinning documentary, Woodstock, which has additional footage not contained in the 1970 version.